Huntsville gazette., 1887-04-30
SOUTHERN Gl.EANiNGS.


hermot her and the failure OF al uncle ta
send for her. Her people live in Arr
kansas ~
AT recent trial Of bloodbo1nds at the
convict camp at Friar's Poilt, Miss,
negro under ten years. sentence was re-.
leased aad told that he could havo his
liberty il he escaped the dogs. The con
vict was given three hours start, but tho
dogs ran the poor fellow down before he
had gone twenty miles.
Mrs. Grif7 j, of H iynesvile, Ala, has a
Lady Panksia'a rosebush in her flower
gardsE9 which has been in bloom for sew.
eral weeks, during which time it has nev-
er hal less than COZ roses on it.
The business portion OF North Middle
town, Bourbon County, KY, was almost
totally destroyed by fire few days ago.
Loss, $500; insurance lily So 1C0.
Mr. w. E. Burket, postmaster at Pine
Mills, Wood County, Tex. was arrested a
few days ago. charged with delaying the
mail of VIM. Murphy.
A friendly fencing bout in a New Or
leans club rooms a few evenings since re-
suited in John 7. Fernandez receiving Lthe
point of the foil below, the eye, penetrating
the brain, from which death resulted
shortly afterward. Henry Bernard, who
inflicted the wound, was arrested.
George Bancroft, the historian, is max
ing southern tour.
Captain Charles A. Allen Of the Chatta-
nooga (Tenn.) cadets has been arrested on
charge of breach of trust, his pecula-
tions amounting to several hundred dol
lars OF the company funds.
Jefferson Davis wrote letter express.
ing regret at not being able to attend the
ceremonies at the unveling of the Cal
houn monument at Charleston, s. c.
A few days ago Miss Halle, the twelve.
year-old daughter of Mr.. G. W. Shackle-
ford, Of Lexington, Miss, m 1t with a sad
accident while visiting friends in Durant.
While passing gun in the house she az
cidentally struck it. causing an explosion
which killed her instantly
Joe Shelton, powerfully built negro,
confined in Jail at Nicholasville, KY, for
choking his aged mother to death about
year ago, killed a fellow prisoner named
Sam Million with bed slat few nights
since. Million had been chiding Shelton,
and the latter, slipping up behind him,
dealt him terrible blow. killing him in
stantly. Million was imprisoned for a
murder committed last summer.
A terrible accident occurred a few days
ago on board the river steamer Delta,
which plies on Black river near Whining.
ton, n. c. AS the steamer was near Rocky
Point, Pender County, her boiler explod-
ed and dealt destruction from one end OF
the craft to the other. SO great was the
force of the explosion that the boiler was
actually blown clear astern. 1t tore the
upper works all to pieces and made an
utter wreck of the boat Much freight
was broken up or blown overboa oard. Fire,
man Floyd was instantly killed, being
struck by a mass of iron. Frank An
drews and another employe were serious
ly, probably fatally, hurt. j. D. Kerr,
owner of the boat, and its captain, had
his leg broken and suffered other in
juries. Several other persons are slight.
ly hurt.
John Roy and Will Carson. near neigh
bors, living in the vicinity of Ooltewah,
Tenn, got into dispute a few days ago
about a piece of land which resulted in an
appeal to weapons, and both were killed,
one being shot through the heart and the
other through the brain.
A genuine case Of leprosy is at present
interesting the ply sicians of Lou sville,
XIV. The patients name is John Has stings,
and he is said to have contracted the dis
ease in Honolulu about three years ago.
A feud, the result of family trouble, ter.
minated at Colfax, Grant Parish, La, a
few days ago by Walter and Augusta
Shackleford shooting and killing N. c.
NJ Neeley, river pilot. The murderers
were both lodged in jail.
Fan Fo,ey, Louisville (Ky.) negress,
called at the house of Mrs. Jane Malone
few days ago and during the visit treated
Mrs. Malone to some druggel liquor, and
while the latter was in stupor, pro-
luced by her draught, Fan carted away
nearly every thing of value il the house.
She was arrested for grand larceny.
A cyclone VS. tied the neighborhood OF
Suffolk, Va, few days ago, during
which the house of John Wright, six
miles north of Suffolk, was compile tely de-
molished. Mr.. Wright and his wife an6
Young sister and James Luke were in the
house at the time. Mrs. Wright and Mr..
Luke were killed, the young girl fatally
injured ami Mr. Wright seriously hurt
Much other dam age was done to property
along the pathway of the cyclone
Four arrests have beel male at Green
vile. S. c., in connection with the recent
Air Line railway robbery case No rail
readers are involvei. The robbers con-
cealed themselves in freight cars some
distance from Greenville and threw out
the goods at the Greenville Fair Grounds.
Stolen goods have been found In stores in
Greenville and thro ughout the country.
Wm Brooks, formerly night watchman
at the Algernon mills, IN Augusta, Ga,
went to the mills few nights ago and de-
manded entrance the eio of Adolph Leop-
ard, the present watchman. A quarrel en-
sued, and Leopard shot Brooks dead.
Brooks was intoxicated.
The Democratic caucus of the Florida
legislature adopted the two-thiris rule,
by which fifty-seven votes are required
for the nomination of Senator. Governor
Perry has forty-seven supporters and ex-
Governor Bloxham forty-one, and as
neither will give way to the other, there
seems 10 be chance for dark horse.
J. H. Satteri eld, prominent merchant
of Fort Smith, ARK, late of R1m,, ia.
died I. few days since of congestion hav-
ing beel i'll but short time His remains
were taken to Cartersvillc, GA, for burial.
Mr. John B. Smith, president OF the
Louisville Ky Bank OF Commerce, and
orc of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
Of that city, died at his homo few days
ago, after lingering illness.